A little girl photographed by NYT in Yemen has died, why didn’t world help her?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On November 1 we learned the awful news that a little 7 year old Yemeni girl named Amal Hussein had died. The girl’s photo, taken by […]
Tag Archives: refugees
A few questions about the “migrant caravan”
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A “migrant caravan” is making its way from Honduras to the United States. Al-Jazeera tells us, “Facing tightened security, waves of Hondurans continue to try to […]
Notes on our world: Migration, authoritarianism and wealth bubbles
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN I’m thirty-seven years old. That means I was born in 1980 and grew up in the 1990s. It means my formative years were that turn of […]
Attacks on Kurds at refugee camp in Greece raises disturbing questions
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On Friday May 25 reports emerged that “Six people were injured after violent fights between migrants at the Moria registration center on Lesvos.” The first reports were in Lesvosnews.gr and […]
Here’s a plan to help African asylum-seekers in Israel that will work
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In recent weeks a growing list of people in Israel and abroad have expressed shame and outrage over the country’s plan to deport tens of thousands […]
A list of the groups and people who oppose Israel deporting African asylum seekers
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In recent years Israel struggled with what to do with tens of thousands of African migrants and asylum seekers who had made their way to Israel […]
NEW IDEA: Settle refugees in Europe’s declining villages
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN According to a new article in the New York Times, Italian rural villages are in danger due to mass migration to urban centers over the last century. […]
Take the “thoughts and prayers” and shove em
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “Pray for Germany,” read one meme floating around on Facebook. But I’m not praying for anyone and you shouldn’t either. “Thoughts and prayers have become the […]
Chris Matthews: Anti-Syrian Demagogue or just stupid?
Chris Matthews’ views on Syrian refugees are ignorant and misguided
The face of the Syrian refugees you fear?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN I went to Europe in August to learn about the refugee problem. Now we are seeing increasing hostility to refugees in Europe and America. The public […]
